--We copy from the Memphis
Argus the following particulars of the disastrous fire which occurred in that city on the night of the 8th inst.:
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The fire broke out in the
William Tell House, situated over the store of
Messrs. Nelson &
Boyce, No. 53 Front row.
In the same block, which extends from Court street to the alley that backs the
Commercial Hotel, were the hardware store of
Hillman & Brothers, the property of
J. C. Atkinson; that of
D. H. Townsend, grocer; that of
J. J. Murphy, also a grocery — this store was owned by
R. C. Brinkley; that of
Nelson &
Boyce, also grocers, owned by
J. M. Lee, of
Nashville;
Parker &
Dashiel, cotton factors, occupied the upper story of the last named store.
In the same block was the cigar store occupied by
Isaac Saller — the offices of the Chattanooga Savings Institute.
Fronting Court street was the gunsmith shop of Weisberger.
Eastward of this, the boot and shoe store of
O. App, and cornering Centre Alley the boarding-house known as the
William Tell.
The whole of these were burned.
The aggregate loss is now estimated at $135,000, of which $30,000 is allowed for the buildings, $40,000 for the losses of
Hillman & Brothers, who were insured but partially; $15,000 for
D. H. Townsend s, insured to the amount of $20,000 for both house and goods, partly in home, partly in New York companies; $20,000 to
J. J. Murphy, whose insurances were as follows; $2,500 in the Ætna, $2,500 in the
Home, of New York, $5,000 in the
Desoto, and $5,000 in the
Tennessee Mutual, of this city;
Nelson &
Boyce were insured for $10,000, which is estimated as the amount of their loss.
The other firms and the
William Tell boarding-house probably lost together some $15,000.
The next morning, about three o'clock, the residence of
Col. B. F. Dill, of the Memphis Appeal, on Monroe street, was consumed, with several adjoining buildings.
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